Thank you SLR for the response to my original question. Unlike some other people around here I think it is great that you are designing and building serious parts for Nissans.
Price wise, yes less expensive is better, as long as it does not come at the expense of quality. Cheap should not be the first requirement when comes to steering components.

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Originally posted by xoc:
That's just way too much money for what is there.

Here's my breakdown of the parts. These prices are standard, look them up on the web.

Cromoly Tubing - $18
Steel Stock for Tie-rod mounts - $20
Spherical Bearings - $52
Retaining Clips - $8
Shoulder Bolts - $8
Washers - $4

5-7 hours of machining, welding, drilling at $50/ hour.

That's $110 in materials and $250-350 in labor.

I don't see where the remaining cost is coming from unless it's purely markup
You need to add;

Overhead (building leases, equipment, insurance, maintenance, etc., etc., etc.)
Business loans
R and D costs
Profit

How about a group order with deposits to help bring the price down?

-Chris
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